Photoprinting machine



C. KESSES..

PHOTOPRINTING MACHINE.

APPHCAUON FILED OCT. 27. 1920.

Patented MaySO, 1922.

2 SHEETSSHEET l.

o. KESSES. PHOTOPRINIING MACHINE. APPHCATION F|LED'0CT.27,1920.

Patented May 30, 1922.

2 SHEETSS HEET 2.

PATENT OFFICE.

CHARLES 'KESSES, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

PHOTOPRINTING MACHINE.

Application filed October 27, 1920. Serial No. 419,927.

To (IZZJLCIIODI/ it may concern:

Be it known that T. CHARLnsKnssns. a

citizen of the United States. and resident of New York, in the county ofNew York and State of New York, have invented certain new. and usefulImprovements in Photoprinting Machines, of which the following 'erate inconjunction with an exposing clock, application filed Oct. 21, 1920,Serial No.

4:185:33, which can be regulated to expose pictures from 1 to (50seconds, second; to build this machine as plain and compact as possible,so it is useful for every photographer, third; to feed single sheets byhand without changing the machine or the exposing clock, fourth; to usethe same current for electric light to expose the nega tive and afterfor power-to operate the machine, fifth; it is very important to dustthe negatives therefore an automatic brush dusts the plate after eachexposure, sixth; a combination paper cutting and advancing mechanismwhich can be regulated for the size of successive pictures in the heightand the length required. g

I attain these objects by the mechanism illustrated in the accompanyingdrawings in Which Fig. I-is a perspective view of the entire machineincluding an exposing clock.

Fig. 11 is a horizontal view of the left hand extension board, which issecured to the reciprocating orprinting carrier.

Fig. III is a view'of the bottom of said extension board. having asliding board which is reciprocated by a cam 22 and a second cam 23which reciprocates a lever in a transverse direction.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 30, 1922.

Fig. VI is a side view of a device to hold and cut the paper, saiddevice can be secured to the extension board-in different positions forthe size of pictures required.

Fig. VII is a device to hold and release the paper and is secured in thereciprocating board and must be used with the pointed bolt in theopposite direction to the above view.

Fig. VIII is a side view of the machine, a cam 6 to reciprocate a brushcarrier to dust the negatives with said brush when the printing paper isin its upper position. I Fig. IX is a front view of a regulator which ismovable adjusted around the dial,

twoswitches on said regulator can be opened or closed by the lever Bthrough the move ment of the hand around the dial and a view-0t thewires leading from said switches to the motor for driving the machineand to the lamps for exposing the pictures.

Similar numbers refer to similar parts throughout the several views.

The table 1, its legs 2, a front and a rear support 3 for holding areciprocating carrier 11, said supports are. secured to said table. Ashaft 4 carrying a cam 5, a cam 6, a sprocket wheel and a belt wheel 8is journaled in said supports. The cam 5 runs in bearings in a rim 9,which is operative between plane rail surfaces 10, 10, to reciprocate acarrier 11 in suitable rails in the supports 3. A pad '12 to press thepaper to the negative'is secured with short springs 13 to said carrier.A sprocket wheel T is con nected with a chain 15 to the sprocket wheel16'. to turn the shaft 17. A bevelgear 18 secured to said shaft ismeshed to the bevel gear 1.) which turns the shaft 20. which runs inhearings in the table 1. A socket 21 is secured to said shaft. abovesaid socket the shaft must be 4 cornered to .fit in correspondingopenings in the cam .22 and in a cam 23 shown in Fig. Ill. Said openingsin said eccentric are for the different widths of pictures to beadvanced.

An extension board 2-1: is secured with suitable hinges to the carrier11 and must be in a plane position with the paper hanging underneath thepad 12 so that said extension board is reciprocatcd with 'said carrier.A sliding board 25 is running in grooves in the extension board andcarries at its upper end a bracket 26, springs 27 secured to saidbracket and said carrier to push said sliding board toward theeccentric. shown in a sechigh enough to allow for up and down moveendposition on Fig. III. A cutter and a holder 28 for paper is slidablyarranged .on a board 29 in said extension board and can be secured withthe screws 30 in different positions for the width of photos required,shown in Fig. VI. An upper rail 31 is secured through a sliding board 29to a lower rail 33 with the screws 84,'springs 35 around said screws forlifting said upper rail above said sliding board carries a holder and acutter for the paper. A pointed bolt 37, shown in Fig. VI and in Fig.VII in a second position is slidably arranged in said lower rail, Saidbolt carries below a wheel 38, which is slidably arranged in a lever 39which is secured with its upper end with a pin 40 to the extension board24, the lower end of said lever is movably arranged in a bracket 11,which is secured to thesaid board. A second holder 42 for the paper issimilarly arranged, with the pointed bolt in the opposite direction andis secured in the sliding board 25.

. Vhen the machnie' is in operation the lever 39 which is reciprocatedby the cam 28 moves the pointed bolts 37 which changes the operation ofthe cutter 28 and the holder 42.

By moving said lever one way, then the holder and the cutter 36 will bein operation and the holder 42 will be lifted from the paper and bymoving said lever in the opposite direction the holder with the cutter28 will be lifted and the holder 42 will be in operation and advancesthe paper to the cutter 28. A rail 46 in the sliding board: 25 has guiderails which can be adjusted to hold different widths of paper inposition the same as a rail 47, which is in the right extension board48, which is secured with hinges to the carrier 11. i

The bracket 26 anll the cam 23 must be ment of the cam on said bracketand for movement of the canrinthe lever 39 when the carrier 11 isreciprocated.

A roll of paper 49 is likewise arranged with brackets 50 which areslidably arranged in a rail 51, secured in the table 1, to holddifferent widths of paper rolls in perfect position.

The dusting mechanism is shown in Fig. YIII by an outline of a view fromthe left side of the machine showing the cam 5 and the cam 6 on the mainshaft. is slidably arranged on rails which run in guide rails 53, wheels'54 secured to said rails to run alongside the negative 55, when thecarrier 11 is in a higher position. This brush carrier is reciprocated ythe levers 56, which are secured to the rear support 3, above thesupport, said levers running together and carry a wheel 57 which isoperative on the cam 6. as to move the brush over the negative and thespring 58 secured dial.-

A brush 52 to'said levers and said support to return the brush. 4

Before the positive current coming from the switch 61 is connected tothe machine, it is lead through an exposing clock shown in Fig. I, anapplication for said clock was filed Oct. 21, 1920, Serial No. 418,553,for the purpose of regulating the time of each exposure. Said clock isoperated by a lever 77 which is connected to the printing ma-' chine.The main shaft of the clockwork is in two parts, the front part carriesa. moving arm which operates a lever B on a regulator A shown in Fig. IXfor connecting and disconnecting the currents to the motor and to thelamps 59, said arm is returned after each exposure to a fixed positionby a spring. The rear shaft is secured to the driving mechanism of theclock. Clutches on both shafts are operated by the lever 77 to' connector disconnect both shafts. The regulator A. is carried by a supportwhich is movably secured around the shaft in the rear of the dial, ascrew on said switch to secure the sameon a rim 67 in any positionaround the The regulator carries two contact plates P and LL. I

A lever B arranged on said regulator care ries the contact plates PP andL. A spring not shown to close the switch L and LL.

The two wires 71 and 73 parts of the positive wire 64 coming from theswitch 61 are lead through the'casing of the clock, around a pully,through the switch support to the switches P- and L. The extension wirescoming from said switches going the same way out of the casing, theextension wire from-' the switch P is secured to the motor 60, the otherfrom the switch L to the lamps 59.

One part of the negative wire 65 coming from the switch 61 are securedto the motor and the other part to the lamps.

To place a negative in the printing frame 77 secure the same withsuitable clamps to the plate glass in theprinting" frame. In sert asuitable mat, to cover all the light around said negative in the drawer7 8. Place a roll of paper for the size required on the brackets 50. Runthe paper between the guiderails in the right ;-si; xtension board, runpaper over the nega' bet weenf the guiderails on the left exten's onboard,

underneath the. paper holder 42 and under the cutter and holder 28;.andset the regulator for thefsecond of posure, and the eccentric wheel 22must be set for the size of the pictures required.

The lever 77 is operatively connected to the machine by the lever 39 andthe machine is connected to the motor with a belt.

Now, I show the co-operation of the several parts throughout a completecircle of movements involved in the machine and the opening and closingof the circuit of the current, for advancing the paper and the 1 pulledback b exposing for printing one of the successive photos.

- The carrier 11 is lifted by the eccentric 5, a sliding board 25 ismoved by the eccentric 22, the holder 42 pulls the paper towards thecutter and holder 28, the lever 39 moves the bolts 37 to the oppositedirection, thus cutting and holding the paper on the cutting board 28,lifts the holder 42 from the paper, the brush to dust the negative ismoved in and out over the negative, the eccentric 22 turns in theopposite direction, the lever 77 is moved torelease the clutch in theexposing clock from the front shaft, releasing the hand from theclockwork, said hand is returned to its fixed position by a spring, thecarrier 11 goes down the sliding board 25, returns the bolts 37 exchangetheir pressure, the carrier 11 presses against the paper and thenegative, the lever 77 moves the.

clutches to connect the hand to the clockwork, and the lever B on theregulator is circuit L and L to expose the next picture. To exposesuccessive combination pictures with 2 or more negatives, secure same tothe printing frame, regulate the machine for one of these negatives andprint as usual.

To print single sheets by hand, move the lever 79 which is secured onthe front support 3 thereby stopping the movement of the machine on abolt 78 which is secured to the cam 5 for holding the carrier in anupper position. The drawer 77 can be used for securing the sheet t thenegative, pull the lever 79 for exposing the picture and the machinewill bestopped for the next exposure by said lever 79. I am aware thatprior to my invention photo printing machines have been made whichprinted rotary and also automatic postal card printers, but I have neverseen a machine except my photo the spring 76 to close the 1. Anintermittently operating motor operated photo printing machine,including an exposure regulating device, lamps for making the prints,circuits for supplying current to the operating motor and the lamps,said circuits being controlled by said exposure regulating device, meansfor holding a negative, a feeding mechanism for feeding a strip of sheetmaterial, said feeding mechanism including a carrier connected to themotor for intermittent reciprocation, a. gripping device on said carrierto grip the paper when the carrier moves from the negative, a stationarygrippingdevice to grip the paper when the carrier moves toward thenegative and means to lift the aper from the. negative while it is beinga vanced by the carrier.

2. A device as in claim 1, in which the motor also operates a press forpaper against the negative.

3. A device as in claim 2, in which the means for operating the pressfrom the motor includes, a shaft carrying an eccentric pressing the toperate the press, saidshaft also carryin a cam, a lever operated by saidcam, an a brush connected to the lever in such a position so thatrocking of said lever by the cam will move the brush over the negative.

4. A device'as claimed in claim 1, provided with means for cutting theprints from the negative, said cutting means being' located adjacent thestationary gripping means.

Signed at New York in the county of New York and State of New York this26 day of Oct. A. D. 1920.

CHARLES KESSES.

